Fact Sheets

We created this collection of fact sheets to make it easier for you to understand the key policy issues that impact small businesses every day. Drawing on Small Business Majority’s national polling and economic research, these short, easy-to-use resources break down complex topics like healthcare affordability, immigration and entrepreneurship, tax policy, and more. Whether you’re a small business owner, advocate or policymaker, these fact sheets are designed to give you clear, reliable information you can use to stay informed, share with others and advocate for policies that help small businesses thrive.

Strengthening pathways to entrepreneurship and a skilled small business workforce through commonsense immigration reform

Immigrant entrepreneurs and workers play a vital role in Main Street economies, driving job growth, innovation, and small business success. Yet, rising immigration enforcement and restrictive federal policies are disrupting businesses, workforce stability, and local communities. This fact sheet highlights the economic contributions of immigrant-owned businesses, the impact of enforcement actions, and bipartisan solutions that can help small businesses thrive while supporting a fair, commonsense immigration system.



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Fact sheet: Immigration and Entrepreneurship

Immigrant Fact Sheet

Immigrant entrepreneurs are essential to small business growth, and small business owners strongly support immigration reform that works. Research shows overwhelming support for modernizing the legal immigration system, creating pathways to legal status, and rejecting mass deportation policies that would harm businesses and the economy. This fact sheet is compiled from U.S. Census data and Small Business Majority’s 2025 Voice of Main Street research.



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Price transparency and competition: Key tools to lower healthcare costs for Main Street

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This fact sheet examines how rising healthcare costs are straining small businesses and limiting access to affordable coverage for entrepreneurs and their employees. It highlights the growing reliance on programs like the ACA Marketplace and Medicaid, the impact of recent policy changes on premiums and coverage, and the difficult tradeoffs small employers face.



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Fact sheet: Small business owners say widespread tariffs are negatively impacting their operations

Widespread tariffs are driving up costs for small businesses and their customers, creating uncertainty that threatens growth and stability on Main Street. This fact sheet highlights new survey data showing how tariffs are impacting small business operations, forcing price increases, delaying expansion and squeezing already-thin margins. It also features firsthand stories from entrepreneurs across the country describing how tariff volatility is affecting their bottom line. Download this resource to learn why tariff policy matters for small businesses.



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Fostering a level playing field for America’s small businesses – The business case for promoting fair competition

Small businesses face increasing challenges competing with larger corporations due to consolidation and anti-competitive practices like predatory pricing, self-preferencing and unfair contracts. Our research shows many small business owners feel these disadvantages firsthand. This fact sheet outlines key barriers and policy solutions to promote fair competition and create a more level playing field for small businesses.



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The expiration of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits will devastate the small business community

Enhanced premium tax credits have helped millions of small business owners afford health coverage—but their expiration could sharply raise costs and put coverage at risk. This fact sheet outlines what’s at stake for entrepreneurs, their employees and the small business economy.



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Fact sheet: Section 199A has failed to benefit most Main Street businesses

This fact sheet explains why the current 199A tax deduction benefits wealthy pass-throughs more than real small businesses—and highlights a smarter, fairer reform that would deliver meaningful tax relief to Main Street.



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Increasing Equitable Access to Capital – The Small Business Case for Fair and Transparent Lending

Small businesses need access to fair, transparent capital to grow, but many—especially women- and minority-owned businesses—still face predatory and opaque lending practices. This fact sheet highlights key challenges in the small business lending market and outlines policy solutions to expand protections, improve transparency and ensure equitable access to responsible financing.



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Building a Main Street Friendly Workforce: The business case for implementing federal paid family and medical leave

Small businesses and their employees need a comprehensive federal paid family and medical leave (PFML) program that works for Main Street. This fact sheet outlines why small business owners support a national PFML solution, how existing incentives fall short, and what federal policymakers should prioritize to ensure workers and entrepreneurs can access reliable, affordable paid leave.



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Building a Main Steet Friendly Workforce: Expanding access to retirement savings for small business owners and their employees

Small businesses play a critical role in the U.S. workforce but often lack the resources to offer retirement benefits, putting them at a disadvantage in attracting and retaining employees. This fact sheet explores the barriers small businesses face in providing retirement savings options and highlights policy solutions—at both the federal and state levels—that can expand access to affordable, flexible retirement plans for small business owners and their workers.



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Increasing equitable access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs

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This fact sheet highlights the critical role of affordable, responsible capital in helping small businesses start, grow and succeed—while underscoring the persistent barriers many entrepreneurs face in accessing financing. Drawing on national survey data, it reveals that a majority of small business owners struggle to obtain funding, with disparities particularly pronounced for minority-owned businesses.



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The business case for investing in a robust and accessible childcare infrastructure

Access to affordable, high-quality childcare is essential to a strong small business economy. Small Business Majority’s research shows that childcare challenges disrupt employee productivity, limit business growth and even prevent entrepreneurs from starting businesses. At the same time, many childcare providers—often women- and minority-owned small businesses—face barriers to funding and expansion. Without greater investment, these challenges will continue to strain Main Street businesses and the workforce.



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